Germany vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Germany
1,295 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
74.06 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Germany rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
16th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Germany
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 1,221 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 17.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 192 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 32.94 BoP, current US$ per person 0.121 BoP, current US$ per person 32.82 BoP, current US$ per person Germany
1980s 85.46 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6371 BoP, current US$ per person 84.82 BoP, current US$ per person Germany
1990s 565.18 BoP, current US$ per person 4.21 BoP, current US$ per person 560.98 BoP, current US$ per person Germany
2000s 983.77 BoP, current US$ per person 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person 964.2 BoP, current US$ per person Germany
2010s 1,614 BoP, current US$ per person 68.16 BoP, current US$ per person 1,546 BoP, current US$ per person Germany
2020s 1,664 BoP, current US$ per person 85.36 BoP, current US$ per person 1,578 BoP, current US$ per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Germany or Upper middle income?
Germany, at 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person against 74.06 BoP, current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Germany and Upper middle income?
1,221 BoP, current US$ per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Germany and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Germany ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.